Two people have been arrested and charged following a report of a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway on the morning of September 8th near the intersection of Marion County Roads 6010 and 6011. The initial report indicated a male subject was walking away from the parked vehicle.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Friday, a Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the scene where he found a man, later identified as 32-year-old Louis Hicks of Gassville, in the driver’s seat of the vehicle appearing to be unconscious. A female, 28-year-old Ashley Taylor of Flippin, was discovered in the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle in a fetal position.
After several attempts to awaken Hicks, the Gassville man awoke asking the officer to point his light away from him.
Hicks told the officer the vehicle belonged to his friend and consented to a search.
During the search, the officer noted the license plate was extremely loosely attached to the rear lid of the vehicle. The VIN plate visible through the front glass of the vehicle was partially covered by a piece of paper. A further attempt to locate the VIN on the interior of the driver’s door was unsuccessful because it had been scratched off. After removing the obstruction from the plate and revealing the VIN, a check with the Arkansas Crime Information Center database indicated the vehicle was reported stolen in Pulaski County.
The two were arrested, with the affidavit indicating Hicks having been charged with felony theft by receiving. Online jail records with the Marion County Detention Center indicate Taylor also faces a felony theft by receiving charge.
Bonds for the two were set at $20,000 each.
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